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Farr 727

Fractional Sloop · Fin With Rudder On Skeg · First built 1976

A Bruce Farr-designed Quarter Ton Cup winner built for speed with a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio

Designed by Bruce Farr, built by Alpha Marine.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin With Rudder On Skeg

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

TrailerableBeam 2.54 m — inside the 2.55 m no-permit tow width across most of Europe, and the 2.59 m US and Canadian limit. About 1,220 kg of hull, so roughly 1,800 kg on a trailer: check that against your own towing rating.
LivelySea-kindly

Her light displacement on a moderate beam gives 12 — a quick, lively motion that feels every wave.

Comfort ratio 12
CoastalBluewater

At 2.40 she sits above the 2.0 line — beamy for her weight, and happiest coastal.

Capsize screening 2.40
LightHeavy

160 — light for her waterline, so she is easily driven and quick to accelerate.

Displacement / length 160
EasygoingPowered-up

19.5 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.5
TenderStiff

40% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 40%

Light and lively — happiest day-sailing and coastal-hopping in settled weather.

  • Lighter than ~78% of boats her size on file

Compared with 1249 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
40.1%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.5
Displacement / length
160.0
Comfort ratio
11.8
Capsize screening
2.40
Hull speed
5.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
583
Hull
Hull type
Fin with rudder on skeg
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1976
Units built
40
Designer
Bruce Farr
Builder
Alpha Marine, Hughes Boat Works

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Merit 257.47 mSame hull family0.2 m longerA fractional-rigged 25-footer with a light displacement and high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for responsive sailing
Beneteau First 2357.11 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Groupe Finot-designed fractional sloop built for performance, featuring a light displacement and high sail area ratio
Catalina Yachts 22 MKII7.26 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthAn upgraded 1995 iteration of the classic trailerable cruiser, featuring a fin keel and transom-hung rudder
Gilbert Marine Tequila7.20 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA Philippe H. Harle-designed masthead sloop that claimed the 1971 Quarter Ton Cup with her prototype performance
J Boats Tillotson Pearson J/247.32 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA legendary Rodney Johnstone design that defined the modern one-design racer with its high sail-area-to-displacement ratio
Sirius 7277.27 mSame hull familyNear-identical lengthA development of the Sirius 24, this fractional sloop features a fin keel with skeg-mounted rudder for balanced handling

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